Italy earthquakes in 1979
14 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Italy in 1979. The largest: M5.9 3 km NW of Norcia, Italy, Sep 19, 1979.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1979 was located in Italy. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1979
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.464 km NW of Favignana, Italy · 33 km deep
- 4.6Tyrrhenian Sea · 317 km deep
- 5.93 km NW of Norcia, Italy · 16 km deep
- 4.61 km SSW of Filandari, Italy · 59 km deep
- 4.674 km WSW of Cittadella del Capo, Italy · 304 km deep
- 4.817 km ENE of Campomarino, Italy · 10 km deep
- 5.1central Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.94 km NNW of Lusevera, Italy · 11 km deep
- 4.559 km WSW of Cittadella del Capo, Italy · 306 km deep
- 4.715 km NNW of Parghelia, Italy · 114 km deep
- 5.15 km NNE of Trevi, Italy · 33 km deep
- 4.52 km ENE of Sulbiate, Italy · 33 km deep
- 5.229 km W of Ustica, Italy · 9 km deep
- 5.511 km NNE of San Giorgio, Italy · 11 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1979 | 2 | 5.5 | 11 km NNE of San Giorgio, Italy |
| February 1979 | 1 | 4.5 | 2 km ENE of Sulbiate, Italy |
| March 1979 | 3 | 5.1 | 5 km NNE of Trevi, Italy |
| April 1979 | 1 | 4.9 | 4 km NNW of Lusevera, Italy |
| May 1979 | 1 | 5.1 | central Italy |
| June 1979 | 1 | 4.8 | 17 km ENE of Campomarino, Italy |
| July 1979 | 1 | 4.6 | 74 km WSW of Cittadella del Capo, Italy |
| August 1979 | 1 | 4.6 | 1 km SSW of Filandari, Italy |
| September 1979 | 2 | 5.9 | 3 km NW of Norcia, Italy |
| October 1979 | 0 | ||
| November 1979 | 0 | ||
| December 1979 | 1 | 5.4 | 64 km NW of Favignana, Italy |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.